Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inkle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inkle \In"kle\, n. [Prob.the same word as lingle, the first l
being mistaken for the definite article in French. See
{Lingle}.]
A kind of tape or braid. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inkle \In"kle\, v. t. [OE. inklen to hint; cf. Dan. ymte to
whisper.]
To guess. [Prov. Eng.] ``She inkled what it was.'' --R. D.
Blackmore.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inkle
n : a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration
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